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Porygon Was Innocent: An epileptic perspective on the infamous Pokémon episode

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162 points Aissen | 2 comments | 13 Nov 24 19:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.438s | source
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chriskanan ◴[13 Nov 24 21:33 UTC] No.42130234[source]▶
I don't understand why in the current era we don't have videos just post-processed by the media player / TV. That seems like it would increase accessibility while not irritating folks who do not have epilepsy.

I tried to search to see if something like a plugin existed for VLC, and I didn't find anything. Seems like it should be solvable at least if the media can be parsed ahead of time or with some delay for a live feed.

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1. MBCook ◴[13 Nov 24 21:48 UTC] No.42130402[source]▶
I’ve wondered about that too.

My immediate suspicion is liability fear. If you add that feature, even if it helps a tons of people, someone will sure you when it doesn’t help them/their family member.

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2. zeta0134 ◴[13 Nov 24 22:44 UTC] No.42131036[source]▶
I'd just market it as a comfort feature rather than a safety one. I don't have epilepsy but I also don't particularly like strobing flashing screen effects, especially in older games. Having an option to turn them off increases my enjoyment, even if it doesn't really affect my safety.